Necktie-holder lock



'J. L. DORWARD.

NECKTIE HOLDER LOCK. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10. 1922.

$ 47 96, 7 Patented Nov. 28, 1922. Fm. 1.

Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

retest JAMES L. DORWARD, OF WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY.

NECKTIE- HOLDER LOCK.

Application filed February 10,1922. Serial No. 535,534. I

To (LU w how it may concern Be it known that I, JAMns Hudson, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Necktie-Holder Lock, whereof the follow-' ing is a specification. I

This invention relates to the attachment of neckties or necktie holders to the front collar button.

Made up neokties, necktie-holders,-shields,

wire forms and the like, having fasteners which depend, for their security of attach- -ment, upon th sprmginess or resiliency of the material of which they are made, become less reliable with each succeeding operation of attachment, and eventually develop a weakness which may be unsuspected,

and result in the falling off of the necktie. One object of this invention is to overcome this defect by producing a lock fastener which can be readily'adaptable for use with any of the above mentioned forms or devices, and which null for all practical purposes permanently retain its initial security, as actual attrition of the material, of which it is made, must occur before it becomes worn out. i

Another object is to provide a means for enabling a preformed necktie or necktie holder to be placed in a direct manner upon a collar button, and subsequently locked and unlocked thereon, without any movement of the tie or tie holder itself, that is, without the upward, downward or lateral movement occasioned by the use of the usual clips or slots, so that any desired fit or clearance between the top of a necktie holder or tie and the top fold of a turned down collar will be retained, and also permitting, by this direct application, the use of a simple hole or soft button hole of the ordinary linen collar type, to be used on a necktie holder. One important object of this invention is to provide a necktie holder lock which can be movably operated although attached at the rear of a necktie holder, and so remain always invisible when in use as is desired, for instance, when a bow necktie is placed in a high position on the collar, thus exposing the holder to view.

L. DoRwARD, a subject of Great Britain, residing in the town of est New..York, and county of The foregoing and other objects will be apparent from the following description andthe drawing, in the latterof which;

Figure 1. shows a rear elevation of the lock of this invention.

PATENT OFFICE.

Fig.2, shows the lock attached to the rear of a necktie holder, in the open position ready forapplication to the collar button.

- Fig.8, shows, in dotted lines, a front 'ele vationof the lock in the closed 'or' locked position on the rear of a tie holder.

- Similar numerals refer to detailed parts" A ofthe. figures. a

The lock body, 1,-may be formed of wire but is preferably stamped out from a piece of sheet metal as shown in Fig.1. audit is advisable to turn the-bottom edge,"5, of the operating arm, l, upwards, and roughen' the end of same, as shown, to provide agrip for the thumb when opening the lock. The key hole like looking slot, 2, should have its largest end made bigenough to receive the head of an ordinary collar button, and is preferably closed on this end, as shown,; to provide maximum strength with lightness. The narrow part'of the lockingslot should be'sufliciently large to receive -thef shankof a collar button.

The shape of the upper part of the body is unimportant, except so far as securing lightness of material is concerned, but the lower edge will lie, when attached as seen in Fig. ,3, above the horizontal line of the lower edge of a collar, with the end of the body at, 5, flush with the lower edge of the collar when the small end of the key hole like slot is at its highest position, so that the operating end of the body tends to project downwards, below the tie holder, the moment the small end of the slot is slacked off th shank of the collar button.

The method of attachment of the lock is shown in Fig. 2, a tie holder form, 6, being chosen for the purpose. The lock is connected by its axis or pivot, 3, to the tie holder, so that the button hole, 7, in the holder. and the large end of the slot are both in alignment when the arm is vertical; a pin, rivet or eyelet can be used for this purpose, the

limiting this movement, as is suggested. by the numerals 9 and 10, in Fig. 2, where 9, is a projection on the lock body coming into contact with a stud, 10. The lower stud, 10, also acting as a stop for the. arm, 4:, when in the reverse position. These stops may, however, be dispensed with altogether if the lock be sandwiched between two plies of material, as then the turned edge or projection, 5, will engage the bottom edge of the rear ply (not shown in drawing) of the form, when in one position as at 11, and again engage the bottom edge when in the other position,

thus limiting the movement in either direction.

The mode of operation is as follows:

The operating arm, 4, is put in the vertical position as shown in Fig. 2, the large end of the locking slot being in alignment with the button hole, 7; the collar button is brought forward by pressing a finger on the back of same, the holder is then placed directly on the collar button, and the arm is next moved upwards, as shown by the dotted arrows, to a horizontal position, as indicated in Fig. 3; by this action the smaller end of the locking slot will engage the shank of a collar button, and this locked position'is naturally maintained by the weight of thetie holder, which tends to keep this small end at its highest position. The arm itself is also valuable in maintaining the mechanism in locked position, as the angle formed by the wearers chest and neck prevent the arm ordinarily assuming any position below the horizontal one. As there is no upward, downward or lateral movement of the tie holder during this operation the clearance or fit indicated at 8,1emains constant, and in the case of a necktie being employed it can be kept right at the top of the collar. This arrangement also permits of a soft button hole being used at, 7, while the lock is oporable, although out of sight.

Having thus described my invention and some of the various ways of applying same, what I claim as new and useful is:

1. The combination of a necktie holding form having an opening for the head of a collar button, and a locking body having at one end a key hole slot, and at the other end an operating arm having a rearward projection on its end, the said locking body being pivotally connected to said form, so that the operating arm projects downwardly below said form when the large end of the slot registers with the aforesaid opening, and extends horizontally when the small end of the slot registers with the opening.

2. The combination of a necktie holding form having an opening for the head of a collar button, and a locking body having at one end a key hole slot and an operating arm at the other, the said locking body pivotally connected to said form so that the operating arm extends downwardly when the large end of the slot registers with the aforesaid opening, and extends horizontally When the small end of the slot registers with the opening, and means for limiting this movement of said arm in either direction.

3. The combination of a necktie holding form having an opening for the head of a collar button, and a locking body having a key hole slot at one end and an operating arm at the other, the said locking body being pivotally connected to said form, so that the operating arm projects downwardly below said form when the large end of the slot registers with the aforesaid opening, and em tends horizontally when the small end of the slot registers with the opening.

JAMES L. DORWARTD. 

